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What’s bigger 6/11 or 5/9

User Stilltorik
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Answer:

5/9 is bigger

Explanation:

Make the denominators the same and compare the numerators.

In case you're not familiar with those terms a fraction is written numerator / denominator.

6/11 and 5/9 One obvious common denominator is 11*9=99 so to turn 6/11 into something over 99 just multiply the six and eleven by 9. 6/11 * 9/9 = 54/99.

To turn 5/9 into something over 99 means multiplying top and bottom by 11.

5/9 * 11/11 = 55/99

Clearly 55/99 is bigger than 54/99 thus 5/9 is bigger than 6/11.

Hope this helps.

User Afhamu
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(5)/(9) is bigger


(6)/(11) = 0.5444


(5)/(9) = 0.5555

User Felix Ogg
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